Medal "For works on the general population census of 1897"

The original medal is in excellent condition. Dark bronze, stamping. The diameter is 29 mm. The obverse of the medal in the center depicts the monogram of Nicholas II, crowned with the imperial crown. A laurel wreath of two branches is depicted around the monogram. Between the laurel wreath and the rim, from the edge of the medal there was an inscription around the circumference: "THE FIRST GENERAL POPULATION CENSUS". On the reverse side there is a horizontal inscription in five lines: "FOR THE WORKS ON THE FIRST GENERAL POPULATION CENSUS OF 1897". Guarantee of authenticity.

The medal "For Works on the first general population Census" is a state award of the Russian Empire. The medal "For the works of the first General population Census" was intended to award persons who worked gratuitously as enumerators and organizers of the first general population census of the Russian Empire in 1897. It was established on November 21 (December 3), 1896 by decree of Emperor Nicholas II, which was given to the Minister of Internal Affairs I. L. Goremykin. She had no degree. Persons of both sexes were awarded. Interior Minister Ivan Logginovich Goremykin was given the authority to determine the right of individuals to wear the medal. Enumerators who worked on a gratuitous basis, organizers of the census and persons who contributed to its conduct were presented for the award. The awardees were given a certificate for the right to wear the medal.

The production of the medal by private workshops was allowed. Some of them differed not only in the details of the image, but also in the material and diameter: there are known variants made of light and dark bronze, with a diameter of 27 mm and of silver, with a diameter of 25 mm. The main circulation was made at the St. Petersburg Mint. There are also dress versions of the medal[.

The medal had an eyelet for attachment to a pad or ribbon. The medal should have been worn on the chest. The ribbon of the medal is white—blue-red, in the colors of the flag of the Russian Empire. Such a ribbon was used for the first time in the award business.